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Ciro Biondi, Etna Bianco Pianta, 2022

White Wine from Sicily, Italy
by Biondi
$69.99
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A 2.5-hectare terraced vineyard on the flank of a spent volcanic crater above Trecastagni, farmed by the Biondi family for more than two hundred years, and bottled in the low thousands. Like everything Ciro Biondi makes, it comes from Etna's southeast slope - the warmer, more sheltered face of the volcano, which gives whites that are more perfumed and open-knit than the tighter wines of the north side. Pianta is Carricante with Catarratto and Minnella, the old companions of Etna's field blends, fermented as well as aged in wood (225- and 500-liter barrels), which is Biondi's way of building texture without leaving overt oak. Four years on from the harvest it has filled out into the almondy, intensely mineral wine this site is known for, with the volcanic snap fully intact. Give it a big glass and serve it cool rather than cold.

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More about Biondi

Etna is far more complicated than one big cone, and Biondi's terraced vineyards in Trecastagni, on the volcano's southeastern slopes, are a perfect example. The Biondi family has farmed here for centuries and its winery peaked between the wars before fading. In 1999 Ciro Biondi and his wife Stephanie brought it back, rebuilding terraces and old alberello vines with Salvo Foti's help. Six hectares of Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante, Catarratto and Minella yield elegant, lo-fi wines of real place.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Carricante , Cataratto , Minnella

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled octopus, pasta with shrimp and pistachio, roast chicken with lemon and herbs, swordfish involtini, or aged pecorino.

Tasting Profile

Dry, medium bodied and textured. Ripe apricot, almond skin, anise and citrus peel over a smoky mineral base, with firm acidity and a long, salty finish.

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